Creation of Web-Based Interactive Maps for Emergency Responders

Abstract

Methods and systems for creating web-based interactive maps for emergency responders are provided. The method may commence with receiving floor plan data and generating a floor plan of a facility. The method may continue with creating an interactive web-based map of the facility by superimposing the floor plan onto a map of an area associated with the facility. The method may further include receiving locations of assets associated with the facility. Based on the floor plan data and the locations of assets, a plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map may be created. Each layer may be labeled with icons identifying a selection of the assets. The method may further include receiving incident data associated with the facility and making one or more of the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map available to the emergency responder based on a role of the emergency responder.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for creating web-based interactive maps for emergency responders, the method comprising:
 receiving floor plan data associated with a facility;   based on the floor plan data, generating a floor plan of the facility;   creating an interactive web-based map of the facility by superimposing the floor plan onto a map of an area associated with the facility;   receiving locations of assets associated with the facility;   based on the floor plan data and the locations of assets, creating a plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map, each layer being labeled with icons identifying a selection of the assets, the selection corresponding to a role of an emergency responder;   receiving incident data associated with the facility; and   in response to the receipt of the incident data, making one or more of the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map available to the emergency responder based on the role of the emergency responder.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the incident data is provided by one or more of the following: a dispatcher, a site administrator, and an approved user. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based map is controlled by a dispatcher or a site administrator, a control of the interactive web-based map being transferrable between the dispatcher and the site administrator. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the floor plan is generated based on data received from a facility administrator or automatically generated using imagery received from a third party. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each layer of the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map incorporates historical threat data relevant to the emergency responder associated with the interactive map layer. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based map is displayed on a user interface associated with a mobile application. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the incident data includes sensory data provided by one or more sensors installed inside or outside the facility, the one or more sensors including one or more of the following: a mobile phone uploading incident related data, a chemical sensor, a heat sensor, and a motion sensor. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more sensors are configured to locate wireless device signals transmitted by one or more of the following: a printer Wi-Fi port, a wireless device banned from the facility, a wireless devices of intruder, and a wireless device of an emergency responder. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the facility includes one of the following: a school, a place of worship, a business, a building, a military facility, and a Department of Defense (DoD) contractor. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the emergency responder includes at least one of the following: law enforcement (LE), fire department (FD), police department (PD), an emergency management system (EMS), a school administration, a trained professional, a mental health professional, company headquarters, onsite security, and an automated cybersecurity responder. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising compiling a threat database, the threat database including announced threats and unannounced threats, unique identifiers for persons associated with threats, persons involved, unique identifiers tied to each incident, students, employees associated with one or more incident locations, views of locations, locations of persons, incidents, images, incident reports, historical threat data, scenarios of law enforcement and dispatch involvement, records of clearing of rooms and associated signals and devices, records associated with locations, records of interactions by a dispatch, a threat level, and threat level color classifications. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , where the threat data is received from a social network. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the assets associated with the facility include one or more of the following: a water hookup, a lock box, a flammable chemical, an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), a gas shut off, a breaker box, a fire hydrant, a standing valve, a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system, a fire extinguisher, a chemical storage, a security lock, a barricade, and a security gate. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the interactive web-based map allows one or more of the following: interacting and controlling the assets through icons, updating the interactive web-based map based on interactions with the emergency responder, marking of the web-based interactive map with a current location of a victim or a perpetrator, controlling physical devices in the facility, connecting digitally to a video feed of a camera, displaying signals from electronic devices on the web-based interactive map, and changing statuses of one or more of the assets. 
     
     
         15 . A system for creating web-based interactive maps for emergency responders, the system comprising:
 a processor configured to:
 receive floor plan data associated with a facility; 
 based on the floor plan data, generate a floor plan of the facility; 
 receive locations of assets associated with the facility; 
 receive incident data associated with the facility; and 
 in response to the receipt of the incident data, make one or more of a plurality of layers of an interactive web-based map available to an emergency responder based on a role of the emergency responder; 
   a map generation unit configured to:
 create the interactive web-based map of the facility by superimposing the floor plan onto a map of an area associated with the facility; and 
 based on the floor plan data and the locations of assets, create the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map, each layer being labeled with icons identifying a selection of the assets, the selection corresponding to the role of the emergency responder; and 
   a database configured to store at least the interactive web-based map, the locations of the assets, and the incident data.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the interactive web-based map is controlled by a dispatcher or a site administrator, a control of the interactive web-based map being transferrable between the dispatcher and the site administrator. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the floor plan is generated based on data received from a facility administrator or automatically generated using imagery received from a third party. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein each layer of the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map incorporates historical threat data relevant to the emergency responder associated with the interactive map layer. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the incident data includes sensory data provided by one or more sensors installed inside or outside the facility, the sensors including one or more of the following: a mobile phone uploading incident related data, a chemical sensor, a heat sensor, and a motion sensor. 
     
     
         20 . A system for creating web-based interactive maps for emergency responders, the system comprising:
 a processor configured to:
 receive floor plan data associated with a facility; 
 based on the floor plan data, generate a floor plan of the facility; 
 receive locations of assets associated with the facility; 
 receive incident data associated with the facility; and 
 in response to the receipt of the incident data, make one or more of a plurality of layers of an interactive web-based map available to an emergency responder based on a role of the emergency responder, wherein each layer of the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map incorporates historical threat data relevant to the emergency responder associated with the interactive map layer; 
   a map generation unit configured to:
 create the interactive web-based map of the facility by superimposing the floor plan onto a map of an area associated with the facility; and 
 based on the floor plan data and the locations of assets, create the plurality of layers of the interactive web-based map, each layer being labeled with icons identifying a selection of the assets, the selection corresponding to the role of the emergency responder; 
   one or more sensors installed inside or outside the facility, the one or more sensors being configured to provide sensory data, the sensory data including the incident data; and   a database configured to store at least the interactive web-based map, the locations of the assets, and the incident data.